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THE -MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, NOVEJIBER, 22, 1906.
L
ANERAPS DtvUN
CITY ACCOUNTS
Auditor Comes Back at the
Mayor With Defi, Saying
""Politics."
HOT SHOT IN THE COUNCIL
His Honor, in Special Message, De
clares Present Records "Loose
and Alniot Criminally
Mcak and Defective"
THE ATTACK AND THE REPLT.
MAYOR LANE l.V MESSAGE TO
COUNCIL The preent method of
kceplns; the city's business transac
tions, bfing loose at both end, and
almost criminally weak and defective,
in the middle, it would be next to an
impossibility for any expert to atcer-
tain whether the city had been hon
estly dealt with In the pat.t or not.
No one will ever be able to prove
whth-r It has ben robbed.
AUDITOR DEVLIN'S ANSWER
The experts report does not contain
any of the charges made by Mayor
Lane. The experts commended my
office and. I have their words for it in
black and white. I have the word of
Mr. Clark for the assertion that
Mayor Lane tried tp Influence him in
making the report an unheard of nro
ceedlMg in an investigation that pur
ported to be impartial.
A broadside was discharged at City
Auditor Devlin yesterday-by Mayor Lane
in the Council meeting, in reply to the
criticism made by the ways and means
committee! of that body, of the Mayor's
expert accountants, who. a year ago. were
engaged by His Honor to examine the ac
counts of the city.
The Mayor, in a special message to the
Council, asserted that the records of the
city's business transactions are "loose at
both ends, and almost criminally weak
;-. defective in the middle, as it were."
and that "It would be, next to an impos
sibility for these or any other experts to
ascertain whether the city had been hon
estly d.'alt with In the past or not.'"
City Auditor Devlin denies the truth of
these statements, challenges the Mayor to
prove them by an examination, through
any unbiased committee of experts, or
een through his own experts. Clark &
Buchanan, who made the report which
the Council committee criticises; declares
tiiat the Mayor's experts even commend
ed the accounts of the Auditor's office,
in spite of the Mayor's effort to have
tiiem do otherwise: announces that the
Auditor's records are open to public in
spection or expert examination at any
lime, and that he knows them to be as
efficient and as up-to-date as those of the
freest cities of the United States: and
denounces the Mayor's attack as inspired
by political motives, in order to discredit
other members of the city administra
tion, especially himself, who belong to
the Mayor's rival political party.
Devlin's friends assert that the May
or is aiming his guns at Devlin because
the latter is one of the foremost Re
publican candidates for Mayor, in the
flection next Spring. in which Lane
will be a candidate on the Democratic
bide.
Probe Began Last Year.
A year ago last July Mayor Lane
tame into office. The campaigfl pre
ceding his election was enlivened by
charges of graft and malfeasance, and
when be assumed the reins of govern
ment it was expected that he would
ause an investigation. The Tanner
Creek sewer graft and the alleged Morrison-street
bridge piart had whetted
the desire of many persons for a test
of the records, in order that if any
bidden thefts had been committed they
might be unearthed.
Mayor Lane did not begin the in
vestigation at once. October came be
fore he commissioned experts to do the
work. His power to make the investi
gation wa3 not questioned: the. charter
Eivcs him this authority, and it be
comes the duty of the Council to pay
the cost. The report was officially sub
mitted last July by the Mayor to the
Council. That body has not refused
to pay the bill of $ 1 560. and the ways
and means committee has recommend
ed that it be paid.
But along with the committee's rec
ommendation, made two weeks ago,
i-ame a criticism of the expert report,
alleging that the report did not contain
information whereby it could be deter
mined whether the funds of the city
are intact or not.
The experts' report, submitted last
July, recommended several minor
changes in the records of the Auditor,
but. did not allege delinquency in that
office nor insufficiency of the accounts.
It is pointed out by Mr. Devlin that
at a prior July meeting, when the
Mayor promised the report to the
Council, he said from the rhair that
he was glad to announce the experts
had found nothing wrong, and their re
port was highly complimentary to the
offices.
But. that this is not the view of His
Honor at present is evidenced by his
message to the Council yesterday.
Mayor's Action a Surprise.
At. that cession the Mayor had three
messages, the attack on Devlin being the
third. The two others were among the
regular papers on the Auditor's desk, but
the third reposed in the pocket of the
Miyor -until after the Council met. Then
the Mayor pulled it forth and handed it
down to the Auditor t read in its order.
The message took the Council and Dev
lin by surprise, but it was referred with
out discussion to a speeJal committee con
sisting of Rushlight. Kellaher and
Vaughn. While It did not attack Devlin
by name, its target was .plain, because
the accounts referred to are his and the
department criticised belongs to him. The
Mayor said in part:
The official report and certificates filed
by ut. show all amounts received or dis
bursed during the period covered by our
examination to have been properly account
ed for.
I take pleasure in stating, which will
doubtless be a source of gratlncatlon to the
taxpayers of Portland, as well as vourself.
that in our experience of years as public
accountants and auditors, embracing the
examination of the accounts and records of
upa-ard of 1O0 cities, counties and other
public corporations, we found the general
vonduct. records and accounts of the Audit
or's office of Portland to be far in advance
of nearly all; in fact, the many improve
ments in system introduced by yourself have
within the past few years practically re
organized and modernized the office.
At your last meeting I was authorized
to appoint a committee of three members
of the City Council to Investigate the report
of Clark and Buchanan, who, acting under
iny Instructions, had experted the records
and accounts of this city's affairs from
July 1 to October 1, 1005.
This report has been examined by your
Committee on Ways and Means, who in a
report submitted at that meeting, state
that the examination of tne records of the
city by Clark and Buchanan has been per
functorily performed, that the recommenda
tions made by them are of no value and
the bills of expense Incurred In procuring
such report are excessive and extravagant.
The report of these experts states that
upon their face the records of the city dis
close no evidence of any peculation from
tne city, upon which the city is to be con
gratulated. The present method of- keep
ing the records of the cltys business trans
actions, however, being loose at both ends,
and almost criminally weak and defective
In the middle, as it were, it would be next
to an impossibility for these or any other
experts to ascertain whether the city Bad
been honestly dealt with in tne jast or
not. What I here state I do not wish
to be understood as saying that the city
baa been systematically robbed of moneys
in the past by organized methods of rob
bery yet I do wish to be distinctly under
stood as saying that no one will ever be
able to prove w hether it has been so robbed
or not.
Tnis unfortunate condition is due to the
fact that the complete records for the
payment of hundreds of thousands of dol
lars of the city's moneys for all supplies of
every kind In the past have been based upon
"requisitions," of which no "carbon" or
other copy has been kept, and upon the
face of which "requisition" no hint or inti
mation, or even suggestion is offered as to
the reason or purpose, for which such sup
plies were bought.
Based upon such "requisition" and fiim
tlly attached thereto, by one fragile corner,
were the bills against the city of Portland
for the- article whicn had been purchased
upon such authority, not one of which bills
by any streak of good luck or otherwise
ever bore upon its face any scratch of a
pen or other evidence whatever, to show
who received the article, whetner it was
of the amount or kind to be paid for. or
for that matter, in fact, whether a particle
cf It had ever been received by the city
at all or not.
To round out the transaction and at
tached to such "requisition" and such un
certified bill, and completing the city of
Portland's only record of the same, came
limping along the "voucher" God save the
mark the like of which can be found by
the hundreds among the city's flies, which
vouchers were drawn and signed In blank,
save and except for tne sum of money for
which the city had been "elected" by the
preceding "sham" "requisition" 'and un
fathered bill. At no stage of the affair,
from its inception to its finish, was there
even a whisper allowed o escape, by whlcj
the transaction could be traced or any
responsibility fixed, -absolute dependence
seemingly having been placed in the hands
of "thst kind of Providence which extends
its beneficent protection over drunk men and
fools."
I do not quite understand how your com
mittee on wavs and means could have
overlooked as they did this rather inter
esting and not unimportant condition of af
fairs nad they been engaged in a serious
cfTort to Impartially "investigate" the re
port of the experts. I
This city may never have been robbed of
a cent by reason of such loose methods in
the past, and I sincerely hope that it has
not. and I also hope that tt is not being so
treated at present, but there is no way by
which you or I or anyone can tell whether
It has" or ha not been robbed at every
turn, and so far as I am concerned I shall
decline to be held responsible if it baa, so
long as such methods of doing business are
continued.
In respect to the character of the work
done by the experts and the charge which
has been made for the same. I am as
anxious as you are that the city's interests
should be amply protected. I am not an
expert upon experts, but. I am pleased to
see some symptom of interest being evinced
in the city's affairs whatever the motive
mav be and I am strongly of the opinion
that the citv of Portland would be many
thousands of dollars ahead at this time If
an equal Interest on the part of the Council
could have been aroused in Its behalf on ex
penditures originating with that honorable
body which have been much neglected in
that respect.
In respect to the report of the ways and
means committee after their "investigation"
of the work of Clark and Buchanan. I have
to sav that I am as yet not sufficiently in
formed in regard to Its statements to give
ansoplnlon as to whether tt has done jus
tice to that firm or not. As to whether a
body of officials who never allow the min
utes of their meetings to be read, or verify
them in any- manner, or sign them or take
enough Interest In their correctness to even
appoint a committee to do so for them, is
such a body whose opinions upon proper
methods of conducting public business af
fairs is of any great value I question.
Yet I will say that I have bad experience
with an "investigation" at the hands of
this Council, and the methods pursued and
the results arrived at in view of the evi
dence submitted, were of such a nature as
to widen my views a to the possibilities
which can be accomplished by purposeful
men when they lay aide all prejudice In
favor of truth, and set out to "do up" an
antagonist.
"False," Says Devlin.
These allegations against his office Dev
lin calls the "most false and villainous at
tack ever made against a public officer
of the city." Paid he last night:
"The report of Mayor Lane's experts is
enough to give the lie to his charges
against me. That report does not contain
any of the charges made by him. The
experts commended my office, and I have
their words for it in black and white.
This testimonial was original in their re
port, but he compelled them to cut it out,
as I can prove by the testimony of Mr.
Clark, one of the heads of the expe.rting
firm. Here is their opinion of my office,
given in a private letter to me, on October
4. after Mayor Lane had required them
to omit it from their report:
Mayor Swayed Experts.
"It will be plain, therefore, that Mayor
Lane could not obtain, even from his own
experts, the charges which he makes
against my office. I have the word of Mr.
Clark for the assertion that Mayor Lane
tried to influence him in making the re
port an unheard-of proceeding In an in
vestigation that purported to be impar
tial. "Last January, after the experts had fin
ished their report, Mr. Clark, calling at
my office, read it to me and said that on
that same day he would file it with the
Mayor. The report, as then read, con
tained the substance of the letter just
quoted. He asked me if I desired to have
a copy, but I responded that as I pre
sumed the Mayor would file the original
In the Auditor's office in a few days. I
would wait.
"Several months later, I think on May
14. Mr. Clark told me he was having
trouble with Mayor Lane over the report.
The Mayor, he said, declared that Jll.noo
had been stolen a t the .crematory in the
preceding year, and that the report ought
to show it. Next dav Mr. Clark told me
the Mayor had declared he could drive a
four-mule team through the report and
that the report was wrong. . Mr. Clark
then began . rechecking the crematory
claims, a job which took some time, but,
as now proved, did not reveal any graft.
"On June 33 Mr. Clark said that he would
file the report the next week. . and that
it would be practically the same as In the
preceding January, when he read it to
me. He then repeated that 'the Mayor
had tried to influence his work, for what
purpose he did not say, but signified poli
tics. "The record of requisitions, claims and
payments of money, 1n mv office, is
thoroughly complete and ' the shortcom
ings charged by Mayor Lane are false.
When he says that that record contains
not even the scratch of a pen, to show
who receives an article purchased by the
city, whether it was the kind paid for or
whether the city actually received it or
not, he utters that which is not true, as
will appear to any person who will take
the trouble to investigate.
Devlin's Becord of Purchases.
"I have only to cite the sequence of
the record to prove what I say. . Suppose
an article is to be purchased for the
police department; the following is the
method :
Requisition Issued by Chief of Police or
other person to authority: approved by Mayor
or member of Executive Board and addressed
to the dealer as an order to deliver the arti
cle: dealer sends requisition and bill to Audit
or's office, where they are attached, by metal
lic fastener to claim sheet: requisition claim
sheet and ball then held in Auditor's office:
head of department receiving goods certifies
on claim sheet that claim is correct, thereby
admitting that he baa received the goods;
claim sheet and bill and requisition presented
to committee of Executive Board, having
charge of the particular department: commit
tee approves the bill: bill, claim sheet and
requisition then presented to Executive Board
In regular meeting: thla board on motion or
ders It paid and .thla action s recorded on
minutes of board; the bill, claim and requisi
tion, all attached, certified by the head of the
department, the committee In charge of the
department and the Executive Board, are then
transmitted to the Auditor: If Auditor finds
that there 1s an appropriation- therefor and
that tt is within the monthly estimate of ex
penses, previously approved by the Council,
and 1s otherwise correct, the Auditor draws a
warrant In payment: warrant is signed by the
Auditor, then the Mayor and given to the
dealer, who receipts for tt on the claim sheet,
certlfyhig that the amount is in full payment
for the claim: the warrant, on presentation
to the Treasurer, is paid by him and returned
to the Auditor's office by the Treasurer; war
rant's then entered paid on the elaim regis
ter and then fastened, to the origlaaJ eiajan
sheet, bill and requisition and thus filed.
"Mayor Lane has no justification for
thus attacking me. His hostility I do not
understand unless it comes from poli
tical motives. That he is hostile has
been evidenced even before this matter
came up. I am willing to receive sug
gestions frota him or any other person
but nobody will run my office but my
self and I ,shall conduct it as I deem
best for the Interest of the city." .
SHY AT BURIED CONDUITS
COUNCIL- DECL1XES TO PASS
JTE-WWYIRE ORDINANCE.
Matter ' Is ' Referred Bark to Street
Committee. Which -Will Post
Itself on the Subject.
Electrical companies of Portland
which have submissively awaited tne
enactment of the ordinance to require
the placing of wires in underground
conduits, may yet have a hard battle
on their hands. Yesterday afternoon
the Council refused to pass the meas
ure as it now stands. When itcame
up for final passage Deputy FifeMar
shal Roberts entered a vigorous pro
test, which was of sufficient weight to
have the ordinance referred back to
to the street committee. The disposi
tion Of the Councilmen is to prevent
being caught unawares so that after
passing it they will have nothing to
regret.
"I want to call attention to the fact
that the ordinance does not provide
that all electrical wires be placed un
derground in the limited district it
covers." declared the Deputy Fire Mar
shal. "Street lighting and power wires
for street railway's are exempt. Why
should not they be placed underground
along with the others? Then the dis
trict that will be benefited is extremely
limited. It was first planned to have
the district run from Columbia to
Johnson streets, but this has been cut
down to from Madison to Glisan
streets."
"It is my understanding that it Is
the intent of the ordinance to have all
wires underground." spoke up Bennett,
who admitted that he knew nothing
of the provisions of the measure.
"The members of the street commu
tes should be able to tell us of the pro
visions and to confirm or deny what
Mr. Roberts says," Raid Gray.
Vaughn is chairman of the street
committee, and the members looked for
him to answer this challenge. But he
appeared to be as little informed on
the ordinance as the other Council
men. "I don't know about it, and couldn't
tell you unless I had a copy of the
ordinance," explained Vaughn. "I
haven't a copy of it with me just now,
and you'll have to excuse me," he stam
mered. A motion was made and carried that
it be referred back to the street committee-
and that every member of the
Council be furnished with a copy. The
matter will come up before the Council
at its next meeting, when it is probable
that something will be done.
City Fathers Take to
Chewing Gum
Abolition of Smokies During Sea.
ion of tbe Council Leads Them
to Adopt Milder Vice.
PORTLAND'S Councilmen will soon be
able to qualify as' members of the
Gumehewers' Association. Since they de
nied themselves, several weeks ago, the
privilege of smoking while in session be
cause some of them thought it undigni
fied, they have taken to the pepsin and
tutti-frutti. Yesterday afternoon, when
the body was in session, seven of 12 pres
ent, were chewing with all their might
and main. ( And. what is more, it is cot
known that all of them were chewing
gum.
Did you ever see a girl slip a large hunk
of pepsin from her mouth and stick it un
der the tahle just before dinner was
served? That is funny, but if yau want
to see something funnier than that, go
attend one of the meetings of the Coun
cil. Some dignified member of that hon
orable body will be seen sitting there en
joying his several sticks of gum with as
much pleasure "as a cow with an old cud.
Suddenly some brilliant idea strikes him.
Ho jumps to his feet to release the oratory
within. But his first words will be stran
gled by the big wad in his mouth, and
then he will remember his difficulty. He
will carefully remove the precious gum
from his mouth, looking a little sheepish
all the while, and then slap it under his
desk for safe keeping. When he is -winded
he will resume his seat, reach for the
gum and settle back to practice physical
culture with his Jaws.
CRUSH AT GILLETTE TRIAL
Women Crowd to Hear How Grace
' . Brown Died.
HERKIMER. N. Y.. Nov. 21 Clara.
Greenwood, the waitress at the Alta Cliff
Lodge, at the Upper Lake, to whom
Grace Brown is said to have told her
troubles just before her death, was the
first witness called today in the Gillette
murder trial. Miss Greenwood satd there
was nothing particularly noticeable about
Grace Brown the day she saw her.
A postal card that Grace Brown sent
home on the day of her fatal boat ride
was offered in evidence. It simply said
she had arrived there and was having
a good time. The trip, she said, had been
somewhat unexpected.
There was a great crush to get into the
courtroom today. Most of the spectators
were women. . Gillette seemed to have
recovered his composure completely today
and sat listlessly throughout the pro
ceedings. Enjoy Ideal Bridal Tour.
NEW YORK. Nov. 21. The French line
steamer La Gascogne issued no passenger
list when she arrived here yesterday
with 10S8 steerage passengers from Havre,
the reason being that Mr. and Mrs. John
Gibbons, of Philadelphia, who returned
from a honeymoon of wix months, were
the only cabin passengers. Mr. Gibbons
is a publisher, and his wife, who was
formerly.Miss Leila M. Brown, is said to
have thrown over a .French Count to
marry Mr. Gibbons. '
"It was Just like being on a magnificent
private yacht," said Mr. Gibbons after he
landed yesterday.
Red Eyes and Eyelids, Weak Eyes
And Tired Eyes Need Murine Eye Tonic.
FILL ON EAST STARK
City Council Provides for New
Macadam Road.
ONE PROTEST IS ENTERED
C. W. Nottingham Objects to Im
provement Between Water and
East Seventh Streets and Ex
change of Repartee Follows.
The Council yesterday passed the'
ordinance authorizing that a fill with
a macadam roadway be made on East
Stark street, between Water and East
Seventh streets. It seems as though
the whole population of the East Side
was at the Council chamber to safely
guide the precious measure through
the 'troubled waters, but, there was
one person who foiight Tt, and that
was C. W. Nottingham. It was a one
sided contest, however.
Several months ago a petition was
filed, for the Improvement. It was not
remonstrated out, but Mr. Nottingham
requested the street committee to make
a division of the improvement and
asked portions befween Union avenue
and Water street be left out. inasmuch
certain property-owners desired to
make the till with river gravel. They
proposed to us the Government
dredge, and Mr. Nottingham offered to
put up a bond guaranteeing to make
the improvement within a reasonable
time.
But the large body of the property
owners objected to the division on the
grounds that should the petition be
rescinded they would never be able
to get either improvement through at
present because of resmonstrances. Mr.
Nottingham protested against the fill
as now planned, declaring his building
on East Stark street, between Water
street and Union avenue, would be
materially damaged by the fill. Sharkey
and Mr. Nottingham had a little tiff,
and it locked for a time as though the
proceedings would become very lively.
"The" truth of the matter," declared
Sharkey, who had become angered,
"is that Mr. Nottingham doesn't want
any improvement of any lcind or at
any time. The bond he would like
to give would be no good, absolutely."
"To save your soul you couldn't give
a better bond." yelled Nottingham,
springing to his feet.
' Those of the East Side who spoke in
favor of the ordinance were: Thomas
Hislop. H. H. Newhall. H. H. Prouty,
V. C. Dunning, Dr. Henry Moyes. C.
A. Bigelow and George t W. Simmons.
The Council passed the franchise al
lowing the Portland General Electric
Company to install a steam-heating
plant in Portland. The company pro
poses to locate tne plant in a central
part of town and consume slabwood
to produce steam. Business 'houses
will be provided with steam and
power.
Fire Chief Campbell asked that the
Council authorize him to change the
fireboat fuel from coal to oil. He de
clared that while to make the change
would require an outlay of $2300, there
would be a large saving. He said a
fireboat in Seattle was fired nearly
one-third as cheap as the fireboat here.
He also pointed out that the price of
coal was steadily advancing. The mat
ter was referred to the ways and
means committee.
The foumll adjourned at about 4:30
o'clock with a considerable amount of
unfinished business on hand.
EAST SIDE GROWS ANXIOUS
PEOPLE WONDER WHEN WORK
ON BRIDGE WILTj BEGIN.
Contract Was Let For Viaduct Over
SulliTan's Gulch Six Weeks Ago.
Appeal to Executive Board.
The East Side Business Men's Club, at
its session last evening, W. B. Hall pre
siding, decided to send a communication
to the contractors of the Grand avenue
bridge over Sullivan's Gulch and the Ex
ecutive Board asking for information as
to when the work is to start. The con
tract for the bridge was let six weeks
ago. and nothing is doing, apparently,
and it was decided to find what the sit
uation is. The street committee was in
structed to call attention to the bad con
dition of East Second, between East
Stark and Oak. which is obstructed. The
committee will request the Southern Pa
cific Railway Company to place a flag
man at the intersection of East First and
Morrison streets, to avoid constant dan
ger. Councilman Bennett said that he had
put before the Council a resolution for
a. reinforced concrete bridge at East
Twentv-eighth street. He also an
pounced that steps would be taken to
erect steel .bridges at both Union avenue
and East Twelfth street, over Sullivan's
Gulch, replacing the wooden structures
at those points. i
Councilman -Kellaher announced that
Manager Simon, of the Pacific Bridge
Company, had informed him that if the
East Side fills would justify the outlay
the company would expend J60.000 for
equipment that would enable the com
pany to do in a few weeks what now
takes months. Now that the filling of
East Stark is to go forward, this addi
tional equipment will probably be pur
chased. Mr. Kellaher also announced
that he was urging forward the proceed
ings for the improvement of East Stark
from East Twentieth to the city limits.
Initial steps were taken to bring to
gether the business men of the East
Side. The plan is not developed, but it
may take the form of a banquet. Both
Councilmen Bennett and Kellaher com
mended the East Side property-owners
and business men for the support in get
ting through measures.
John F-. Cordray. theatrical manager,
was present, and, in response to an in
vitation, addressed the club, stating that
when Grand avenue was well improved,
he believed a theater would pay, and that
it would be a good thing for the district.
INSTRUCTOR IS LOCKED UP
Physical Director Paj-ne, of Portland
Academy, Victim of Prank.
Physicalllnetructor Payne, of Portland
Academy, was locked in the handball
court Tuesday and left a helpless pris
oner for nearly an hour. His pounding on
the door and yells for assistance finally
brought the Janitor to his rescue. He had
gone into the court, when some venture
some student quietly slipped up and locked
him in. Not only this, but it is impossible
to discover the perpetrator of the joke,
as none of the boys will divulge the se
cret. ' Since the abolition of football by the
faculty the energy of the Academy boys
resembles a volcano.. No one knows just
when the upheaval will occur, nor what
form it will take. Pranks of various na
tures have been frequent since the open
ing of school, and a number have been
expelled, while a much larger number
have been suspended.
The handball court has been locked and
the meet which was to be held "with the
Y. M. C. A. has been called off. It is
even threatened to abolish all athletics
unless the present policy is discontinued
Four students were suspended for leav
ing school to attend the Tllll-Columbia
football game, and have not at yet been
reinstated. Just how long handball will
be under the ban is not known, but prob
ably till the guilty one is found and pun
ished. PIONEER HOTELKEEPER.
Henry Rothfos, Who Came to Port
land in 1864, Is Dead.
Henry Rothfos, who died at his home,
443 East Couch street, Sunday night, was
a Portland pioneer of 1854.. and kept the
ond New York Hotel on Burnside street.
He was born In St. Mangus, Germany.
May 28. 1S35. . He came to the Pacific Coast
around Cape Horn after a long and dan
gerous voyage. He engaged in mining in
California, remaining there until he came
to Portland. Shortly after arriving he
became proprietor of the New York Hotel
and conducted it until 1S36. when he re-
Henry Rothfos.
tired from business. Mr. Rothfos will be
remembered by many of the old residents,
and especially by the scores who received
little favors from him. It is said that he
never turned a destitute man aside who
came to his hotel. Many there were of
this class, and when they frankly came
to him and said they were hungry but
had no money, they always wye fed. He
was a member of Hope Lodge. No. 1,
A. O. U. W.; Harmony Lodge, No. 12., A.
F. & A. M., and Minerva Lodge, No. 19,
I. O. O. F. He was also a charter mem
ber of the German Aid Society. His wife
and the following children survive him:
Mrs. Von der Werth of Eugene: Mrs
Ben J. Rothfos and Marie Rothfos, of
Portland. The funeral will be held this
morning at 10 o'clock from his late home,
419 East Couch street.
PROHIBITIONIST MEETING
California Orator Will Address Con
' ference at Y. 51. C. A. Friday.
On Friday. Nov. 23, at 2:30 P. M., there
will be a gathering of prohibitionists at
the Y. M. C. A. auditorium. To this con
ference every person interested in extend
ing the prohibition territory in the state
will be cordially welcomed. James H.
Woertendyke. of California, a. noted pro
hibition worker, who has for the past few
months been taking a hand in the remark-
James H. Woertendyke.
able campaign in Minnesota, resulting in
the election of three prohibition candi
dates to the next Legislature and a host
of candidates to hold local offices, will be
present and will address the mass meet
ing in the evening. Mr. Woertendyke will
also speak at a number of points through
out the state. His itinerary so far as ar
ranged is as follows: Portland. November
23: Sunnyslde. afternoon November 25:
Gresham. evening November 25: Hood
River, November 26; Newberg, November
27: Dayton, November 28; Dallas, Novem
ber 29. and Salem, November 30.
W. P. Elmore, of Brownsville, Or., who
Is to address tlfe men's meeting at the
Y. M. C A. next Sunday, will participate
in the conference and mass meeting at the
Y. M. C. A. auditorium Fridaj'. Mr. El
more enjoys the distinction of being the
only prohibition Mayor in the state.
Hanged to Avoid Lynching.
CENTER, Tex., Nov. 21 Dick Garrett,
the negro who killed Dr. Pauls at Grove
town, Trinity County, a few days ago.
was hanged this afternoon by the Sheriff
in the presence of an immense crowd.
He waived all rights and pleaded guilty at
a hearing this morning.
Charged With KillinS Wife.
CHICAGO. Nov. 21 Henry Papineau
was today held to the grand jury on a
charge of murdering his paralytic wife
by pouring gasoline on her clothing and
setting fire to her.
A Quick and Safe Remedy for Bowel Com
plaints. Twenty years ago Mr. George W. Brock
discovered that Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was a
quick and safe cure for bowel complaints.
"During all of these years," he says, "I
have used it and recommended it many
times. and the results have never yet
disappointed me." Mr. Brock is publish
er of the Aberdeen. Md., Enterprise. For
sale by all druggists.
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Council Revokes Licenses of
Six Chinese Saloons.
MUST CLOSE THEIR DOORS
Resorts Will Go Out of Existence
When Mayor Signs Ordinance,
Which He Is Expected to Do
Within a Few Days.
If the Mayor signs the ordinance, and
it is expected that he will do so, Chi
nese gin joints in Portland will close
their doors within a few days, as yester
day the Council revoked all of their licen
ses. Six saloons In Portland are con
ducted by Chinese and not a one of them
was spared by tbe city fathers. As soon
as the ordinance revoking the licenses is
signed by Mayor Lane the proprietors of
the dens will be notified to quit business
and their license money wilf be refunded.
For several months the Councilmen
have been wrangling over the question of
closing the Chinese gin Joints but hardly
a word was spoken yesterday when the
ordinance to revoke the licenses came up
for passage. There were no outbreaks of
oratory and it was passed as quietly as
though an ordinance for some minor
street improvement. Those who voted
yes were: Bennett, Gray, Kellaher. Mas
ters, Menefee, Preston, Rushlight,
Vaughn and Wills. Those who voted in
the negative were: Belding, Sharkey,
Shepherd and Wallace.
' State Food and Dairv Commissioner
Bailey has been the leader in the fight
against the Chinese, gin joints. For
months he has pleaded wijh the Council
'men to revoke the licenses, declaring that
Chinese gin is little less than poison. His
chemists were unable to find any traces
of poison when they analyzed the stuff
but Commissioner Bailey nevertheless be
lieves that it is there. The Chinese say
that the gin that, they dispense is nothing
more than a low and weak grade of
liquor and that it is not nearly as strong
as that sold in the high-class saloons.
There are dozens of wretched men
about Portland who are slaves to the
Chlneses gin habit. They work only to
obtain money enough to buy liquor. Two
glasses of gin are sold to them for 5
cents and this, it is alleged, is sufficient
to make them drunk.
URGES COUNCIL TO ACT
MAYOR RESUMES FIGHT ON
FOURTH-STREET FRANCHISE.
Reminds Council of Its Power to
Regulate Trains Over Line.
Message Is Referred.
Mayor Lane is perservering in his fight
for the revocation or regulation of the
railway operated by the Southern Pa
cific Company on Fourth street, and yes
terday the Council-received another com
munication from the chief executive urg
ing that something be done. Mayor Lane
has sent several letters to the Council
requesting that action be -taken but be
yond their being referred to committees
nothing has ever been done with them.
His communication yesterday after it had
been read was promptly referred to the
judiciary committee which practically
means that it has been sent to the grave
yard. The communication is as follows:
PORTLAND. Nov.- 10. To the Honorable
City Council Gentlemen: I herewith submit
for your consideration a communication from
the City Attorny. relating to the franhu,e
of the Oregon Central Railroad on Fourth
street.
In thus communication the City Attorney
gives It am his opinion that the ordinance
which grants the franchise for the use of
Fourth street vests In the City Council "tbe
fullest and most drastic, power to regulate
the time of running and- operating cars upon
the street, the speed thereof and the kind of
m-tive power to be used." In fart, a I
have. heretofore advised you (Sept. 29. I9"i.
the terms of the ordinance almost insist upon
such regulation at your hands. Any failure
to enforce such regulation as may. be more
in harmony with the rights of the people of
this city. In their desire for th abatement
of what Is a public nuisance, or any delay
1n so doing, rests entirely nith the Council.
I therefore at this line urge upon vou
again the neoesaflty for immediate action
looking to the proper control of the operation
of this railroad, and It would be of great
assistance to' me if I could ascertain whether
you will or will not take such action as will
do away with what has long been an Intol
erable public nuisance.
Respectfully.
HAPRY LANE. Mayor.
Contract for St. John's City Hall.
ST. JOHNS. Or.. Nov. 21 (Special.)
The contraot for the completion of St
Johns' City Hall was let today to the
firm of Crook & Walton, a local con
tracting firm. The bid, a competitive one.
was VJ875. The hall. when completed will
be a remarkable one. It will represent
an almost unceasing controversy of two
years' standing. It has been a factor
in two city elections, and has been plan
ned by numerous architects, the designs
of no less than three being accepted,
later to be rendered invalid on some
technical pretext. Two city engineers
and two cets of Counci'.men have worried
over its details, and the City Attorney
has been called on for legal opinions a
dozen times or more.
Pugilist Held for Murder.
GRAND P.APIDS. Mich . Nov. .21
Harry Lewis, charged with murder as a
result of the death of Mike Ward, follow
ing their boxing match last Thursday
night, was arraigned in the Superior Court
today and pleaded not guilty. He was
held under i'lrt.noo bonds, and expects to
furnish the bail.
When the
Hair Falls
Stop it ! And why not? Fall
ing hair is a disease, a regular
disease; and Ayer's Hair
Vigor, as made from our new
improved formula, quickly and
completely destroys that dis
ease. The hair stops falling
out, grows more rapidly, and
all dandruff disappears.
Does not stain or ehancs
th oolor of the hair.
3. C. AyerCa.,
Lowell, IffMB.
GIN
JOINT
TWO FOR NEARLY
TWO THOUSAND
ALTERATION AND REMODELING
WORK DOES NOT INTERFERE
WITH PIANO SELLING '
AT EILERS.
Woodmen of the World Committee,
After Two Days' Investigation, Se
cures Superb Latest $850 Genuine
Steck Metrostyle Pianola Piano A
Still Costlier One, the $1000 Weber
Metrostyle Pianola Piano, Is Pur
chased by Mr. Nash, of Nashville.
Many, Other Pianos, and Two Or
gajis, Find Buyers in Spite of Con
fusion Incident to the Building Op
erations. nfA,filr E,Pendin the biggest portion
fh ,1.iay? V.arefully investigating
the merits of pianos ottered elsewhere,
the committee of the Woodmen of the
world unanimously decided vesterdav
upon the purchase of the $S".n fancv
mottled mahogany-eased genuine Stei-it
Metrostyle Pianola Piano from Kilera
Piano House. This instrument Is to
bo installed very shortlv In the tine
new Woodmen Hall on Eleventh and
Alder streets. This is a feature vhi.-h
the Woodmen have r.een contemplat
ing for some time, and thev wtl b
enabled now to add greatly to their
impressive ritualistic services and
also to provide a nfver-ending source
of enjoyment at social sessions and en
tertainments. The lodge has also pur
chased a membership in th Eilers Cir
culating Pianola Roll Library, which
Is now more than double the size of
any on the Coast.
It is a significant fact that the com
mittee from the Woodmen Lodge Hind
most careful examination of everv -thing
in the market, and although the
Metrostyle Pianola Piano was consid
erably the highest in price, thev were
unhesitating and unanimous iii their
selection at Eilers Piano House.
It is also worthy of note, to sav that
an almost exact duplicate of the in
strument above mentioned, a Steck
Metrostyle Pianola Piano, in rich dark
walnut case, was secured Monday bv
the committee from Ivanhoe Lodge. K.
of P.. and has already been delivered
at the splendidly-appointed quarters of
the lodge.
The founder of Nashville. Portland's
pretty and prosperous suburb, on the
Mount Scott line. Mr. Joseph H. Nash,
also stepped in yesterday and secured
one- of the magnificent " $1000 Weher
Metrostyle Pianola Pianos in verv
fancy selected Italian burl walnut
case, which was delivered yesterday at
his fine new home, a most agreeable
surprise for Mrs. Nash. This is one
of the most beautiful instruments seen
for some time, and excited unusual
comment from many observers.
The work of alteration on the new
quarters of Eilers Piano House is pro
gressing in a very ripid and satisfac
tory manner now. The front part of
the store is gradually assuming an at
tractive aspect, and it is a certaiiitv
that when completed. Portland will
have. In these new quarters, the finest
and most comprehensive music estab
lishment in the entire West. The new
space acquired on the second floor,
formerly occupied by the business col
lege, greatly exceeds that formerly oc
cupied in the old quarters, the new
space equalling altogether an entire
quarter block. The. new recital hall,
pianola and orchestrelle room, pianola
library, general salesroom, offices and
studios will be located on this floor.
A very spacious passenger elevator,
large enough to transport eve;i a con
cert grand piano, will convey visitors
from the first to the second floor and
to the galleries. Wide and roomy
stairways have also been provided, giv
ing easy access throughout the build
ing. While the work necessitates some in
terruption, it is being cariied on in
such a way as to .not seriousiv inter
fere with the dispatch of business, and
Eilers Piano House is even now sellinc
in Portland, at retail, more pianos und
organs than ever before in its history.
(Established 1S70.)
Cunt Wblli You Sleep."
Whooping-Co u g h , Croup,
Bronchitis, Coughs,
Diphtheria, Cstarrh.
Confidence can be placed in a rem
edy, which for a quarter of a century
has earned unqualified praise. Restful
nights are assured at once.
Cresolene Is a Boon to Asthmatics
Alt Druggists
Send tostal for de.
scripiive booklet.
Cresolene Antiseptic
Throat Tablets for the
irritated throat, of
your druggist or from
us. 10c. in stamps.
The Vapo-Cresoleiie Co.,
180 Pulton St., N. V.
H AND
SAPOLIO
FOR TOILBT AND BATH
flagr roahened by needlework
catch every stain and look hopelessly
dirty. Hand SapoIJo removes Dot only
the dirt, but also the loosened, injured
Katlcle, aod rmitorms thm fingara t
'jSkmlr natural baauty.
IftUbORQCB&S AK& DKUOqiSTJ
UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS OF
C QeeWo
The Great
Chinese
Doctor
At No. 162 First St. Cor. Morrisot
No misleading statements to the atfictea.
I guarantee a complete, safe and lasting; cure
in the quickest pt i-sible time, and at th
lowest cost possible for honest and success
ful treatment. I cure catarrh, asthma, lunjr.
throat, rheumatism, nervousness, stomach,
liver, kidney and lost manhood.
FEMALE TKOCBLES AND ALL PRIVATE
UREASES.
Sly remedies trt harmless, composed of
roots, herbs, buds and barks e&pecially se
lected and imported direct by us from tha
Interior of China.
IF YOU ARB AFFLICTED DON'T DELAY.
DELAYS ABE DANGEROUS.
If you cannot call, write for symptom
blank and circular. Inclose 4 cents in stamps.
CONSULTATION TREE.
Tbe C. Gee Wo t hineea Medicine Co., 1624
First St., Cor. Morrison. Portland, Or.
Please Mention This Paper.
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